cainogenesis

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
cainogenesis
    n 1: introduction during embryonic development of characters or
         structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history
         of the strain or species (such as the addition of the
         placenta in mammalian evolution) [syn: {cenogenesis},
         {kenogenesis}, {caenogenesis}, {cainogenesis},
         {kainogenesis}] [ant: {palingenesis}, {recapitulation}]
    

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